Job Title: Beauty & Wellbeing Packaging Designer
Business Function: R&D
Location: Port Sunlight Research Lab (Hybrid working)
Work-Level: WL1B4
As a packaging designer in B&W you will work across multiple innovation and capability projects which reflect Unilever’s packaging strategy. You will lead projects within cross functional teams to create packaging ideas, bring them to life in inspiring and brand relevant ways, while providing meaningful contributions in design thinking & approach.
The successful candidate will be collaborating with many functions and capabilities, both internally and externally. Functions will include Technical packaging teams, Design engineering, Brand teams, Consumer insights, Supply Chain, External partners, and Suppliers to achieve our agreed agenda.
Main Accountabilities:
1. Partner with internal teams to create packaging ideas to deliver brand / R+D ambition.
2. Use design tools (sketching, rendering, 3D CAD etc) to bring ideas to life and enable clear communication + inspiration for the broader team.
3. Understand the consumer experience of our packaging and identify opportunities to strengthen and change it in line with future consumer expectations.
4. Support development of briefs to ensure clear and inspiring projects.
5. Support the creation and facilitation of workshops to co-create new concepts with cross functional teams and consumers / influencers.
6. Create Key Visuals & technical specifications
7. Work closely with technical partners to land new innovations.
Experiences and Skills required (but not all essential):
8. A passion for the beauty industry and brands
9. Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Design related discipline
10. Experience working in a design field.
11. Experience supporting projects from brief to concept.
12. Well versed in design tools and techniques, including sketching, Adobe Suite, 3D CAD & prototyping
13. Must be used-to be working as part of multi-disciplined teams.
14. A strong communicator and influencer
15. Experience understanding & expressing brand values through design
16. A strategic thinker with proven experience delivering products to market
17. A passion to learn and willingness to develop new skills.
18. An eye for detail
19. Proven project experience with ability to meet deadlines.
What do we offer:
20. Opportunity to work on brands with the power to brighten peoples’ lives all over the world
21. Be part of a diverse and ambitious team shaping the future of Beauty & Wellbeing branded packaging
22. Exciting career opportunities in a global, purpose-led business.
23. We are looking for the right people for our roles and our ambition, we are open to talk about how our flexible working policies can make this role the right one for you.
Unilever is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.